Rotorua Airport - Spotting Guide

Rotorua Airport – Spotting Guide

April 22, 2019 - last modified on April 22, 2024

Rotorua Airport (ROT/NZRO) is a small airfield close to the northern coastline on the northern island of New Zeeland. The airfield serves some daily flights to bigger cities like Auckland with Air Newzeeland ATR72s or Dash 8s.

Written by Severin Hackenberger in cooperation with Thomas Rings. Last Update: Spring 2024

General Information
Terminal	There is one small terminal handling all flights.
Runway	One grass runway 18L/36R and an asphalted runway 18R/36L: 2115m/6935ft long

	Turning pad – All runway Movements
WHERE	This spot is located along Te Ngea Rd (Route 30) north of the terminal and is nothing else than a small unpaved dirt turning pad along the western roadside. You can stop/park with your car right there and can see the runway from here with the Te Kāramuramu Bay beautifully in the background.

WHAT	From here you can see the northern part of the runway and thus all runway 18R/36L movements.

TIME	Good from sunrise till noon roughly.

MISC.	Nothing needed here, nothing around. Be aware that the shooting window is a bit limited by some hangars and trees left and right, so you have to be quick.

FOCAL LENGTH	100-400mm ATR72 = 145mm